Maggots Fall From Ceiling At Jamie Oliver’s Restaurant

(Maggots fell from the ceiling (Rex))

Jamie Oliver’s restaurant inadvertently ‘served up’ extra ‘protein’ this week – when a load of maggots landed on diners.

The unwanted insects fell out of the ceiling and hit a 48-year-old man and his stunned dinner guest.

The pair had gone to Jamie’s Italian, in Norwich, for a spot of lunch on Wednesday, when they got more than they bargained for!

The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: “We got a table by the window and the food was nice but when we were half way through the meal, maggots started falling on my head.

“I felt something on my head and found a maggot but I brushed it off at first and presumed it must have been a caterpillar that had fallen whilst walking to the restaurant.

“It was like spaghetti, a salad for my friend and a side order of maggots.

“I called over a waitress and she said ‘oh my god’, then another landed whilst she was there and made her jump.

“I was scratching my head for ages afterwards and I can’t be 100 percent sure I didn’t eat one.”

(Jamie outside another of his Italian restaurants, in London. The incident happened in Norwich (Rex))

The shocked staff waived the bill, and the two chaps swiftly left.

Reportedly, an initial search of the area above their table found no evidence of any dead animals, and it is thought that the problem might be woodworm.

A spokesman, on behalf of Jamie Oliver, said: “Earlier this week, a single isolated pest control incident occurred at our Norwich restaurant.

“The incident in question was dealt with immediately and is being fully investigated.

“At no point was the customer’s food affected and there appears to be no evidence of a wider problem.

“All of our restaurants operate to a very high level of food safety and Jamie’s Italian Norwich retains a 5 star Food Hygiene Rating (the highest), from the local Environmental Health Office.

“Issues such as these are extremely rare within the JO Restaurant Group and are always treated immediately.”

It is understood that a formal complaint was made to Norwich Council, who said they would get their food safety team to look at it, once it’s logged.